Hey guys, I need to send a lower to a very good friend of mine up in the Bay Area. He lives in Oakland. Who's a good FFL that can receive the firearm and do the transfer for him that is OLL-friendly and charges around 50$?

I don't want him to get gouged on the transfer fees. He's not really a gun person, but wants a lower for "insurance" like everyone else these days. He had a place lined up in Martinez but it was something like 85$ for the transfer. I told him I should be able to find him a place that will do it for 50$.

ErikTheRed

03-05-2009, 11:01 PM

Good luck. I don't know what it is with these California FFL's, but NONE of them (that I have found) are the slightest bit interested in doing a transfer for a reasonable fee. Most of the time they piss and moan if you even ask, then quote some insane price (I've been quoted as high as $125). I think asking for a transfer is like a slap in the face, because the dealer wants you to buy from HIM. If you're transfering in, he isn't making the sale. I dunno.

Disclaimer-- no offense to any transfer-friendly dealers out there, I'm only speaking from my NorCal experience.

Wild Squid

03-05-2009, 11:04 PM

^^^Yea i feel the same way, it's like you're walking into a Ford dealership and asking if they can bring in a Chevy or something

hoffmang

03-05-2009, 11:05 PM

There are no FFLs in Oakland. Irvington Arms in Freemont will be your best bet.

-Gene

thedrickel

03-05-2009, 11:12 PM

Somebody needs to open up a friendly shop on the upper peninsula . . .

hoffmang

03-05-2009, 11:13 PM

Somebody needs to open up a friendly shop on the upper peninsula . . .

But I gotta company to take public first...

Oh wait - I can just hang at your place instead?

-Gene

oaklander

03-05-2009, 11:18 PM

Somebody needs to open up a friendly shop on the upper peninsula . . .

We can do a kitchen table at my crackhouse!

hoffmang

03-05-2009, 11:32 PM

We can do a kitchen table at my crackhouse!

Isn't your crackhouse zoned war?

-Gene

Obviously a Plant

03-05-2009, 11:39 PM

You can try this thread
http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=63050
I've only worked with Irvington Arms, but there are other FFL's who will charge less; Rogers' Relics is well spoken of- call to make an appointment first, J&R sports looks inexpensive, probably worth calling around...
We buy guns up here all the time.

CHS

03-05-2009, 11:47 PM

Good luck. I don't know what it is with these California FFL's, but NONE of them (that I have found) are the slightest bit interested in doing a transfer for a reasonable fee.

Must be a NorCal thing. There's plenty of FFL's down here in SoCal (or at least in the Orange County area) that do it for $50 + DROS.

sierratangofoxtrotunion

03-06-2009, 12:31 AM

Isn't your crackhouse zoned war?

-Gene

:D This made me laugh. Zoned W-1.

domokun

03-06-2009, 12:46 AM

The closest shop near Oakland is probably Castro Valley Gun Shop in Castro Valley, just south of Oakland.

CHS

03-06-2009, 7:56 AM

The closest shop near Oakland is probably Castro Valley Gun Shop in Castro Valley, just south of Oakland.

Ok.

Do they do transfers? Are they OLL-Friendly? What are their transfer fees?

elrcastor

03-06-2009, 9:10 AM

yes, yes, check out this thread

http://calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=133594

hoffmang

03-06-2009, 10:50 AM

Castro Valley being OLL OK is quite welcome news to me!

Sorry to send someone to Freemont (though the Irvington guys do rock.)

-Gene

Gio

03-06-2009, 10:57 AM

Castro Valley being OLL OK is quite welcome news to me!

Sorry to send someone to Freemont (though the Irvington guys do rock.)

-Gene

+1 on that :D

-Gio

Saigon1965

03-06-2009, 11:01 AM

CV will do OLL transfers - They don't carry OLLs though - Unsure of their fee schedule -

CHS

03-06-2009, 7:59 PM

Thanks a ton for the help guys. I called a few places in the thread that was linked and found RMB Enterprises. 40$ for the transfer, so 65$ total. OLL Friendly.

I got the lower shipped out to my buddy this morning.

Saigon1965

03-06-2009, 8:23 PM

Forgot about those guys in Milpitas -

hoffmang

03-06-2009, 8:49 PM

Thanks a ton for the help guys. I called a few places in the thread that was linked and found RMB Enterprises. 40$ for the transfer, so 65$ total. OLL Friendly.

Ha. That's the milpitas lower FFL. A bit further from Oakland than Irvington, but Rob loves Calguns.

-Gene

CHS

03-07-2009, 7:55 AM

Ha. That's the milpitas lower FFL. A bit further from Oakland than Irvington, but Rob loves Calguns.

-Gene

Yeah, but Irvington Arms quoted me 125$ (or was it 150$?) for a transfer. I very politely said "thank you" and then immediately hung up.